Coronavirus: Premier League players join charity FIFA 20 tournament
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It's affected fans and people working at clubs like Luke Lambourne, who looks after the social media for League Two club Leyton Orient. "There's also a whole host of English clubs letting their players take control so it will be good fun."Andros Townsend is one of the players who will pick up a controller to compete in the online tournament
So far the tournament has raised nearly £28,000, thanks to contributions from football fans and a large donation from SkyBet.Money will go to the mental health charity MIND and to the World Health Organisation.
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